Ex-mayor's children secretly recorded after refusal to leave job, ICAC hears
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- The Guardian Worldseen 14 Sept, 14:57headline rewritten
Sydney mayor allegedly threatened and children secretly recorded after he refused to step down, Icac hearsFugitive developer Jean Nassif brags about holding 52% of NSW government’s power in tapped call played to Icac
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Mon, 14 September 2026
2 reports- ABC News (Australia)04:34first to report
Former Strathfield mayor Matthew Blackmore has tearfully recalled learning his children had been secretly recorded on a family holiday during a campaign of alleged threats and blackmail aimed at getting him to hand over the council's top job.
- The Guardian World05:05edited after publishing
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Sydney mayor allegedly threatened and children secretly recorded after he refused to step down, Icac hearsJean Nassif tells inquiry his statements were ‘all talk’ borne from frustration with former building commissioner David Chandler and 2GB radio shockjock Ray Hadley Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast The fugitive property developer Jean Nassif has bragged about taking down his political foes and bolstering the right wing of the Liberal party in calls played to the New South Wales corruption watchdog, as he vowed to...